Mary Evans, 1820 Settler^{[1, 2, 3]}

1794 - 1853  (58 years)

• Name	Mary Evans
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Birth	29 Jun 1794	Drayton, Berkshire, England   [2]
  	Name: Ann Evans Gender: Female Birth Date: 29 Jun 1794 Christening Place: Drayton, Berkshire, England Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map: View this parish Father: Joseph Evans Mother: Hannah Evans
  Gender	Female
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Settler	15 Feb 1820	Gravesend, Kent, England
  	Sephton's party on the Brilliant
  Settler ID	2919
  Name	Ann Evans
  Name	Mary Ann Evans
  Death	11 Jan 1853	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Burial	Old Grahamstown Cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I40223	master
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Joseph Evans,   b. Abt 1765
  Mother	Hannah Grainger,   b. 15 Jul 1764, Steventon, Berkshire, England d. 1848, London, England (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F55780	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christopher Webb, 1820 Settler,   b. Abt 29 Nov 1784, London, England d. 10 Dec 1863, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1816	England   [2, 3]
  _MSTAT	Unknown
  Children	+ 1. Christopher Webb, 1820 Settler,   b. 27 Sep 1817   d. 19 Jan 1839 (Age 21 years) + 2. Joseph Webb, 1820 Settler,   b. 10 Feb 1820, at Sea on the BRILLIANT d. 1902 (Age 81 years) + 3. William Webb,   b. 18 Dec 1821, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 30 Nov 1894, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 72 years) + 4. Margaret Webb,   b. 3 Oct 1823, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa + 5. John Webb,   b. 14 Dec 1827, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 25 Jun 1894, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 66 years) + 6. Ann Webb,   b. 6 Jul 1829, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 30 Aug 1901 (Age 72 years) + 7. Mary Hannah Webb,   b. 6 Jul 1831, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 4 Jan 1906, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 74 years)   8. Richard Thomas Gush Webb,   b. 4 May 1833, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 24 Oct 1860, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 27 years)   9. Sarah Webb,   b. 5 Mar 1835, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa + 10. James Webb,   b. 25 Nov 1836, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 13 Dec 1910, 7 St Lukes Road, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 74 years)   11. Elizabeth Evans Webb,   b. 19 Dec 1838, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   12. Emily Jane Webb,   b. 5 Oct 1840, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 4 Feb 1923, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 82 years) + 13. Christopher Aaron Webb,   b. 4 Aug 1846, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Family ID	F13823	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2011

  
  

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  Marriage - Abt 1816 - England Settler - 15 Feb 1820 - Gravesend, Kent, England Death - 11 Jan 1853 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Burial - - Old Grahamstown Cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Some records have Christopher married to Mary Gush. From the records made available at the 1820 Settlers Museum in Grahamstown where they have piles of paper dealing with the many Webbs who went out in 1820, that Christopher Webb was married to Mary Gush, who was the sister and not the daughter of Richard Gush who was the Deputy Leader of Sephtons party which sailed in two ships, one of which was the "Brilliant". However, this is incorrect as she was Mary Evans, (or Ann Mary Evans) confirmed by William Jervois of the Albany Museum who found a copy of her son James's death notice where she is named as Mary Evans - Cape Archives volume 6/9/657 ref 3400/10 lodged in 1910. The person completing this DN may not have known her exact names? Richard Gush was the leader on "Brilliant". He was quite a guy, who against all wishes of his party who were sheltering in the Salem Church/Hall from an attack by the raiding Xhosa, walked out to the koppie where the Xhosa were assembled, negotiated with the Xhosa Chief, went back the Church, collected rolls of tobacco and some other goods, went back to the Xhosa Chief and handed the "booty" to the Chief who then summoned his followers and left with them, leaving the members of the Settler Community to get on with their lives. A number of the descendants fought in the Frontier Wars, at least one was killed and one or more we decorated for bravery. Richard Gush is buried in the Churchyard at Salem where there is a substantial headstone on his grave. see https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVZ-59BY-S which was completed in approximately 1920 This document, even though not completely correct, gives the clue that Ann Evans' mother was a Grainger.

  
  

• Sources

  [S371] Thorpe, C, "Tharfield - An Eastern Cape Farm". [S6] M D Nash, "The Settler Handbook", (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8). [S390] Grahamstown Methodist - Commemoration Chapel, Register 29/3/1822 -1860, (CORY MS 15 899/1). [S1973] Webb, Rob - ChristopherWebb_Oct2011.GED. DEPOT Genealogical Society of SA DESCRIPTION Webb, M - Gravestone. STARTING 0000 ENDING 18530111 REMARKS Old Grahamstown Cemetery, Grahamstown, Western Cape. SUMMARY + Mary Webb. Died 11-01-1853. Aged 57 years. Wife of Christopher Webb.